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Ancestry/Genealogy

madinmaryland

(65,270 posts) Thu Dec 15, 2011, 04:29 PM Dec 2011

Great News for PA Genealogists! SB-361 The Vital Records Bill, [View all]

Last edited Sat Jan 14, 2012, 10:44 AM - Edit history (1)

has been signed into law by the PA Governor. This makes death certificates over 50 years old and birth certificates over 105 years old open records. It also transfers the certificates once they become open records to the Pennsylvania State Archives! The law takes effect Feb. 14, 2012.

http://users.rcn.com/timarg/PaHR-Access.htm

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Great News for PA Genealogists! SB-361 The Vital Records Bill, [View all] madinmaryland Dec 2011 OP

Dances... kdmorris Dec 2011 #1

That is good news PatSeg Dec 2011 #2

That's wonderful news! The Genealogist Dec 2011 #3

I think the reason behind Philadelphia and Pittsburgh is that madinmaryland Dec 2011 #4

Even better would be a free system like Missouri has The Genealogist Dec 2011 #5

That's what I am hoping for. madinmaryland Dec 2011 #6

A free system is in the works. PaHR-Access Dec 2011 #8

Other PA Jurisdictions offer access - not determined by state vital records law PaHR-Access Dec 2011 #9

Thanks for the update, and welcome to DU! madinmaryland Dec 2011 #10

Great, PA has always been a hard state to find stuff in. CanonRay Dec 2011 #7

Wow. Common sense prevails. I haven't been able to get a legal copy of kestrel91316 Dec 2011 #11

Family Names TomaMcCormick Dec 2011 #12

There is a naming tradition in India where children are all given their father's first name as their kestrel91316 Jan 2012 #14

Thanks for the news!! DearHeart Dec 2011 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author undercraticground Jan 2012 #15

How do you gain access to them........ mrmpa Jan 2012 #16

From what I understand, PAHR is working with Family Search (the LDS) and Ancestry.com madinmaryland Jan 2012 #17